Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the decision of the International Criminal Court to move the Philippine case to preliminary investigation
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) notes the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to move the case of the Philippines forward to preliminary investigation. To recall, in 2020, the Office of the Prosecutor at the ICC, led by Fatou Bensouda, reported that there is ‘reasonable basis to believe’ that crimes against humanity—particularly murder, […]